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lines on the record: 173
first: 2004-04-19
most recent: 2010-07-21
sittings or episodes: 21
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“Such a settlement would allow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be resolved and the occupation that began in 1967 to end, on the basis of the Madrid conference; the principle of land for peace; Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003); agreements previously concluded between the parties; the Arab peace initiative; and the acceptance of Israel as a neighbour living in peace and security in the context of a comprehensive settlement. Only a comprehensive settlement will enable the Palestinian people to exercise its inalienable rights.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“For its part, the Committee will continue to work with legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people, above all the President of the Palestinian Authority, who support the principles of non-violence, recognize the State of Israel and respect and abide by all previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements. The Committee also advocates a negotiated settlement to the conflict leading to the emergence of a viable, democratic and independent Palestinian State living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbours.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We call on both parties immediately to cease all acts of violence and to show the utmost restraint in order for calm to be restored. The Committee believes that the Security Council needs to shoulder its Charter responsibilities and help to end the bloodshed and suffering in the occupied Palestinian territories. Israel must end its military incursions into Palestinian territory and its targeted assassinations of Palestinians. It must also lift the severe restrictions that have imposed untold daily suffering and difficulties on the Palestinian people.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Not only has the Palestinian people, which is already living in horrendous conditions, been further downtrodden and humiliated; it must also deal with dangers that grow day by day. The latest Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has gone virtually unnoticed by the international community, as have the ongoing building of settlements and the separation wall and the serious humanitarian crisis in the West Bank and Gaza. We urge Israel, the occupying Power, immediately to end its military operations, to conduct a credible in-depth inquiry into yesterday's horrific incident, and to act in conformity with the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War by protecting Palestinians.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The use of tanks, aircraft and combat helicopters, as well as missiles and artillery guns, is clearly and blatantly disproportionate. The number of Palestinian civilian victims, including innocent women and children among the killed and injured, continues to grow. The Committee has also urged the Palestinian militants to cease firing Qassam rockets into Israel from northern Gaza, which provoked the violent response of the Israeli army. Nothing whatsoever can justify those acts, which violate international law. The tragic developments in the situation have dashed the faint remaining hopes of the Palestinian leaders of finding a way to resume dialogue and revive the peace negotiations.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We meet today in the Security Council to consider the deeply disturbing events that have taken place in Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip. We all know what happened. Nineteen Palestinians were killed in the early morning yesterday when Israeli forces fired artillery rounds on six houses in a city where most people were still asleep. Seven children and six women were among those killed. Some 53 other people were wounded, including 25 children and 12 women. According to certain sources, the Israeli military operation in that region, which began on 1 November, has already claimed 77 lives. The Israeli army's continued excessive use of force in the occupied Palestinian territories constitutes an act of war against the Palestinian people.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for November. I am confident that, under your skilful guidance, the Council's work will be carried out constructively and effectively. I also take this opportunity to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, for his outstanding leadership of the Council in October. I thank you, Sir, and the other members of the Council for giving me the opportunity, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to participate in this important debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The normalization of the political situation in ECOWAS countries should not be considered to be irreversible - far from it. If we consider the classic case of Guinea-Bissau, we can see that lack of support from the international community at a crucial time, when the country needed to consolidate the achievements of peace quickly, led to the return of the demons of Violence. That is a constant that applies to all countries emerging from conflict or crisis, whether they are in the West African subregion, elsewhere in Africa or in other parts of the world. I reiterate my heartfelt congratulations to you, Mr. President, for having organized this important debate. I venture to hope that your initiative will help to raise awareness with regard to the consolidation of peace and stability in West Africa.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“All sectors of national life must participate in this sacred endeavour, primarily schools, civil society, non-governmental organizations, opinion-makers and the media. With regard to the media, journalists need to be better trained and ethics committees must be established to avoid a situation where, because of irresponsibility or negligence, tension or conflicts are created, with devastating effects. Another participant in the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law should be the justice system which must be free and independent in a society where citizens who believe that their rights have been violated are able to have recourse to an ombudsman or to a State mediator in an environment where executive, legislative and judicial branches coexist and are strictly independent.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“But, make no mistake, poverty causes Violence, as reflected in the shocking, unbearable image of young West Africans, overwhelmed by despair and forced to take set sail on the waters of the Atlantic aboard makeshift boats seeking some hypothetical better life. For many of them, the odyssey ends in tragedy. This distressing phenomenon is a reminder to our partners of the need to establish with West Africa more effective cooperation to convince young people that life is also worth living in their own countries, which are so rich in economic possibilities. Finally, the fourth step involves consolidating democracy and the rule of law. Efforts at the State level must be continued to further develop a democratic culture and the rule of law.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In order to ward off the danger of small arms and illicit light weapons and by their users, in 1998, ECOWAS adopted the Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons in West Africa, which has now become the Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and Other Related Materials, supported by the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development, which benefits from support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The support of the international community for this programme is still needed to improve this vital sector of Community security.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“More robust struggle is required to deal with the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. The illicit circulation of these weapons encourages the appearance of criminal gangs, either domestic or foreign, whose evil deeds undermine the very foundation of States and render fragile young nations under construction. On this subject, I would recall the danger posed by mercenaries, a phenomenon that was strongly denounced a little less than three years ago in this very Chamber by Minister of State Gadio during an open debate on that question (see S/PV.4720).”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Among other achievements, I would refer to the treaty that established the Community and its various protocols, in particular, the one relating to the Mechanism for 06-46 124 Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security, established in Lome in 1999, and the one relating to Democracy and Good Governance, adopted in Dakar in 2001. The work of consolidating the achievements of the Community must take place through a proactive campaign so that peoples of the subregion internalize the ideals of ECOWAS and so that all States conform without delay to the spirit and the letter of the Community's rules. In this campaign, civil society and non-governmental organizations have a decisive role to play. The third step is to promote the security- development tandem.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Clearly, the implementation of this strategy can work only with the substantial support of international donors and the full involvement of the new Peacebuilding Commission, the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), and the specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations. The second step involves speeding up the process of integration. The efforts of ECOWAS to integrate member States must be strengthened. Achievements already made in this area are many and encouraging and are reflected at the ECOWAS level by an abundant juridical and institutional framework.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In countries of the subregion that are emerging from conflict, where peace remains precarious and fragile, special attention needs to be given to the effectiveness of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes. This exercise should include, to the extent possible, the integration into State institutions, including the army, of elements coming from various factions. That is particularly crucial because peace cannot be reduced merely to a cessation of hostilities and the conclusion of an agreement. Peace, above all, means cultivating mutual trust and undoing attempts to take recourse in violence.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Today, this normalization is to be seen in Liberia, in Sierra Leone and in Guinea-Bissau, which once seemed to be caught in an endless spiral of violence. In Cote d'Ivoire, a country which was known as a friendly, hospitable and stable country, the process of national reconciliation is now taking shape. Thus, the subregion is now enjoying favourable conditions where the diligent support of the international community would help to finally ground West Africa in a positive process of peace and common prosperity. In order to achieve this noble objective, we must take the steps required by this favourable situation. I will now merely refer to four of these steps. The first step relates to consolidating confidence-building measures.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“I should like to convey respectful greetings to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Qatar and of Cote d'Ivoire, to the Secretary-General in the Ministry of State in charge of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, to the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, and to pay tribute to them for their outstanding contributions to this discussion. I am grateful to you, Sir, and to the other members of the Council for having authorized me to address you on behalf of my country, Senegal. After decades of deadly upheavals that have beset a number of countries in West Africa, the subregion seems recently to be experiencing a return to social peace.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Badji (Senegal) (spoke in French): I am pleased, Mr. President, along with offering you my sincere congratulations, to tell you how proud my delegation is to see you bringing the mark of African leadership to the Security Council during this month of August 2006, a month replete with threats, particularly due to the current upheavals in the Middle East. In reiterating to you the unswerving support of your friend and brother, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Minister of State, who, because of urgent duties was unable to be with us today, as he would have wished, I should like on behalf of my delegation to congratulate you and, through you, your country, Ghana, so dear to my country, on the very timely choice of the theme of the discussion which brings us together today.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Committee considers that the Council should live up to its responsibilities and help end the current escalation, which is causing bloodshed and misery in the occupied Palestinian territory. The Committee continues to consider that the occupation by Israel of Palestinian territory remains the root cause of the conflict. This longstanding conflict can have no final solution without the achievement by the Palestinian people of their inalienable rights, defined by the General Assembly in 1974 as the right to self-determination without external interference, the right to national independence and sovereignty, and the right of Palestinians to return to their homes and property from which they have been displaced and uprooted. The Committee will continue its work under the mandate given to it by the General Assembly.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Committee has also called for a cessation of rocket attacks on Israel and other violent actions by Palestinian armed groups that put civilians in serious danger and inflame and destabilize the already fragile situation. The Committee would also like to voice its frustration at the inability of the international community to de-escalate the alarming situation in Lebanon and in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. We deplore the fact that the Council was not in a position to adopt a draft resolution that was widely perceived as a balanced first step to engage the parties to end violence and embark upon a comprehensive ceasefire.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People condemns the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of Israel's military might against the Palestinian population. Deliberate attacks by Israeli forces against civilian property and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip violate international humanitarian law. The continued closure of the crossing points of the Strip constitutes collective punishment of an entire innocent population. Israel needs to be reminded that, as an occupying Power, it is bound under international law to protect and safeguard the basic human rights of the Palestinian population.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Hundreds more have been wounded. The number of casualties is also rising in the West Bank, where Israeli incursions into major cities continue. The military activities of the occupying Power are also deliberately causing a major humanitarian crisis among the innocent civilian population. The only power plant in the Gaza Strip was destroyed by Israel right at the outset of its operation, and more than 1 million people are living without electricity for most of the day - electricity which is needed, among other things, to operate water wells, the main source of drinking water. International relief efforts are constantly being hampered, if not completely prevented, by the occupying Power, because of the almost total closure of the Gaza borders.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Badji: Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you on the exemplary manner in which you have steered the work of the Council during the month of July. I am grateful to you and to the other members of the Council for having given me the opportunity to participate in this debate on behalf of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Council is meeting today to consider the very alarming situation in the Middle East. While the world's attention is mostly focussed on the grave situation in Lebanon, Israel's military activities in the occupied Palestinian territory are continuing unabated. Since Israel's escalation of its military operation in the Gaza Strip after the capture of an Israeli soldier on 25 June, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed, including many civilians.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Such a settlement would make it possible to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to end the occupation, which began in 1967, on the basis of the foundations of the Madrid Conference, the principle of land for peace, Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003), agreements previously reached by the parties, the Arab Peace Initiative and acceptance of Israel as a neighbour in peace and security and in the context of a comprehensive settlement. Only such a comprehensive settlement will allow the Palestinian people to achieve their inalienable rights, which we all ardently desire.”
2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source
“The Committee calls on the Security Council and the States parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to undertake urgent measures to pressure Israel to end this confiscation of land and renounce this policy. For its part, the Committee will continue to work together with the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people - first and foremost with the President of the Palestinian Authority - who support the principles of non-violence, recognize the State of Israel and respect and adhere to previous Israeli- Palestinian agreements. The Committee is also in favour of a negotiated settlement of the conflict resulting in the emergence of an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian State, living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbours.”
2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source
“Suspension or redirection of basic aid will cause disruption and extra hardship in the lives of many Palestinians at this most critical time. The Committee appeals to the international donor community to ensure that the humanitarian plight of the Palestinian people does not worsen and to do all they can so that much-needed aid continues to reach those who need it the most. The illegal Israeli policies of expanding and annexing settlements and the ongoing construction of the separation wall continue in violation of international law. These policies deprive the Palestinians of their just aspiration for a contiguous independent State of Palestine. The international community has continued to call on Israel to put an end to its policies that unlawfully seize Palestinian land and create faits accomplis on the ground.”
2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source
“We call on Israel immediately to halt military operations and the excessive use of force. We call on both sides to cease without delay all acts of violence, to exercise utmost restraint so as to allow calm to return. The Committee believes that the Security Council should live up to its responsibility and help end the bloodshed and misery in the occupied Palestinian territory. Israel must stop its military incursions into Palestinian land and its targeted killings of Palestinians, and must lift the severe restrictions on the movement and daily life of the Palestinian people. In this context, we are very concerned about recent decisions by some major donors to suspend aid to the Palestinian Authority. The assistance of the international community has been so critical in providing the most basic provisions to millions of Palestinians.”
2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source
“All these acts have no justification whatsoever and are violations of international law. For the same reason, the Committee condemns in the strongest possible terms today's suicide attack in Tel Aviv that killed at least nine and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. The current escalation of violence is reaching dangerous levels. This situation could sink into an uncontrollable quagmire unless reason and calm prevail. These tragic developments risk destroying what little hope remains for the Palestinian Authority under President Mahmoud Abbas and the incoming Israeli Government to explore ways of reopening dialogue and returning to peace talks. The Palestinian population, already suffering under miserable living conditions, is not only further degraded and humiliated, but also has to face increasing danger day by day.”
2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source
“Once again, the Council is meeting to consider the very troubling situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. The violence in the West Bank and, particularly, in the Gaza Strip, is escalating at an alarming pace. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have intensified military action, stepping up extrajudicial assassinations and the firing of missiles and artillery rounds at Palestinian targets. The number of Palestinian civilian casualties is mounting, with children among those killed and injured. Despite the deaths of innocent civilians, the IDF continues to shell targets in the Gaza Strip, causing more death and destruction. At the same time, the firing of Qassam rockets from the northern Gaza Strip into Israel shows no signs of abating, provoking violent response by the Israel Defense Forces.”
2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source
“At the outset, Sir, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am convinced that, under your able leadership, the work of the Council will be carried out constructively and efficiently. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Cesar Mayoral, Permanent Representative of Argentina, on the exemplary manner in which he steered the work of the Council during the month of March. I am grateful to you, Mr. President, and to the other members of the Council for having given me the opportunity, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to participate in this important debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.”
2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source
“A settlement negotiated between the parties will give birth to an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian State, living side by side in peace and security with Israel and the other neighbouring countries. Such a settlement - based on the principles set out at the Madrid Conference, the principle of land for peace, Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003), the agreements concluded previously by the parties, the Arab Peace Initiative and the acceptance of Israel as a neighbour, living in peace and security within the framework of a comprehensive settlement - will put an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the occupation that has lasted since 1967.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“The Committee, for its part, will continue to lend its political support to the Palestinian people until there is full realization of their inalienable right to self- determination without external interference, their right to independence and national sovereignty and their right to return to their homes and the properties from which they were displaced and uprooted. That is why we will support any international action aimed at creating an independent Palestinian State by peaceful means. The Committee will work, first and foremost, with the President of the Palestinian Authority. It will also work with the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people who respect the principles of non-violence and the Israeli- Palestinian agreements concluded previously.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“The Committee wishes to reiterate its long-held position that the United Nations, including the Security Council, must continue to shoulder its permanent responsibility with regard to all aspects of the question of Palestine until it is settled satisfactorily, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions and with respect for international legitimacy, and until the Palestinian people can exercise their inalienable rights. The Committee has also stressed the key role of the Security Council in the re-establishment of peace.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“To further complicate matters, the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, which is already catastrophic, is deteriorating even further. The constant closures hinder the transport of basic foodstuffs, medical supplies and humanitarian relief to the areas that need them most. The economy, the security services and the public institutions, which are fragile, need sustained support. The Committee calls on the international donor community to increase its assistance to the Palestinian people in these particularly trying times.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“The most affected are those who have lived in the area for many years but whose identity card may not have the required address. Those who own property in the area but live elsewhere can no longer go there without authorization. At the same time, the building of the separation wall continues, in violation of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. Last month the Israeli Defense Forces announced the commencement of the building of the wall's southern section in the West Bank. The Committee has constantly reiterated that building the wall complicates the lives of Palestinians in the areas in question and is very harmful to them. Unfortunately, the register of damage requested by the General Assembly in resolution ES/10-15 has still not been established.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“The most worrisome of Israel's settlement plans is the one called Plan El, which seeks to link East Jerusalem with the largest West Bank settlement, Maale Adumim, by building approximately 3,500 dwellings in the zone between them. If that project is completed, the city will be effectively cut off from the rest of the West Bank, at the risk of crushing the Palestinians' aspirations to establish the capital of their future State in East Jerusalem. Moreover, the Committee has closely followed the Israeli strategy in the Jordan Valley. According to a report issued in October 2005 by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Valley is becoming increasingly inaccessible to Palestinians living in the larger West Bank, unless they hold an identity card indicating an address in the north of the Valley.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“The Committee takes the view that the peace and security to which both Israelis and Palestinians aspire cannot be achieved by unilateral measures or measures that are not compatible with the peace process in the Middle East. Settlement activities are still a cause for great concern. Approximately 12,000 Israelis have established themselves in the West Bank settlements in 2005, while apparently 9,000 have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip and the north of the West Bank, under the disengagement plan. The total number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, without counting East Jerusalem, was close to 250,000 in 2005. The number of houses built has grown, as have solicitations of bids for new housing, in violation of the road map, which requires a freezing of all settlement activities, including natural expansion.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Recently, while the attention of the international community was focused on the results of the Palestinian and Israeli elections, the Israeli Government energetically continued its activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, that undermine the prospects of one day establishing a viable, contiguous and independent Palestinian State. The Committee is much concerned by recent statements of members of the Israeli Government concerning the so-called Convergence Plan, which would mean that Israel would unilaterally define its permanent borders. This plan, among other things, provides that the major settlement blocs in the West Bank and in the Jordan Valley would be integrated into Israel, in addition to Israel's retaining control over some settlements in the West Bank.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Since I had the opportunity a few days ago to address the Council, I wish first to extend to you, Mr. President, once again my appreciation for the exemplary and efficient way in which you are presiding over the work of the Council, and then to thank all Council members for having given me the opportunity to take part, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in this important discussion of the situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The Council is meeting to consider important developments that have taken place in the region.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“I cannot conclude without congratulating you, Sir, on the exemplary and effective manner in which you are presiding over the work of the Council this month, as well as on your initiative to hold this debate. I wish to thank all the members of the Council for the opportunity given to my delegation to participate in this important debate on light weapons.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390Resumption1 (2006) · source
“It appears that the time has come for Member States to consider ways of formally including light weapons on the Register with a view to comprehensive and coherent international management of the matter. The goal of the Programme of Action is to prevent, combat and eliminate the illicit trade in small arms, while the Register - as a tool to promote transparency and trust - is concerned with the licit transfer of weapons. Efficiently combining those two mechanisms would make it possible better to control the scourge by ensuring greater transparency of and control over international transfers in light weapons, especially as concerns non-State actors.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Additionally, my country is of the view that disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes should receive stepped-up attention, particularly with respect to the reintegration component. In fact, the DDR programme is a whole and would not be productive if it focused only on disarmament and demobilization to the detriment of the reintegration of ex-combatants. These reintegration programmes must be inclusive, and they must be developed in collaboration with the affected communities. They must take fully into account the concerns of women and children, who are very often the first victims of light weapons. Senegal would also like to underscore the links between the United Nations Programme of Action and the Register of Conventional Arms.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390Resumption1 (2006) · source
“And speaking of implementation, my country is pleased with the invaluable contribution made by non- governmental organizations (NGOs) in this area. It is appropriate here to reiterate that a rightful place should be given to NGOs, including during deliberations of Member States. Without going back over the different positions held by Senegal on the question of small arms, which have been widely publicized before this Council and in other United Nations bodies, I would like to highlight a few aspects that seem important to us. Senegal believes that the instrument on marking and tracing small arms must be promptly complemented by a legally binding instrument, preferably on brokering. A group of governmental experts on this matter should meet as soon as possible.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390Resumption1 (2006) · source
“This ongoing attention is especially necessary inasmuch as small arms are a common denominator of the armaments process for all United Nations Member States, because these weapons exist everywhere. It was only a few weeks ago that delegations noted, for the most part with regret, the bland conclusions that were reached by the meeting of the preparatory committee - which was held here in New York from 9 to 20 January 2006 - for the review conference for the United Nations Programme of Action on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. We hope that the review conference, scheduled for 26 June to 7 July 2006, will allow Member States to agree on the essential actions to be undertaken at all levels specified in the Programme of Action so as to ensure correct implementation.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Badji (Senegal) (spoke in French): I wish to express our highly positive appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General that the Security Council is considering and to thank the Officer-in-Charge of the Department for Disarmament Affairs for her outstanding presentation of the report. I am pleased now to take the floor on behalf of my country before this Council to speak about an issue that is of particular importance to Senegal, to Africa and to a number of other regions throughout the world. Indeed, small arms merit the sustained attention of the international community in general and the Security Council in particular, given that these weapons have disastrous consequences for our populations, our development and our security.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Finally, it is more urgent than ever before to develop regional early-warning capacities in order to identify, in a timely manner, threats to peace and stability in the region and to take the appropriate measures. Of course, such a mechanism should also be accompanied by active preventive diplomacy measures, whose role would be to advocate peace and to resolve disagreements between political actors or groups within or among States. In conclusion, Mr. President, I cannot but reiterate my pride at your initiative in having convened this public debate and at the leadership and dedication of Tanzania, a fraternal and friendly country, in the process of promoting peace and shared prosperity in the Great Lakes region, an area of the African continent that is so dear to all its sons and daughters.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“That project will remain utopian, however, if it does not receive significant financial support to finance the specific reconstruction fund, which is aimed at supporting activities in the specific zones for reconstruction in the region. My delegation believes also that it is important to consolidate, at the State level, what has been achieved in terms of good governance, democracy, justice, human rights and the rule of law, as set out in resolution 1625 (2005). That is a political imperative, because each internal conflict that results from a failure to respect those principles risks becoming a transnational conflict with often disastrous consequences.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“During the next stage, where protocols and programmes of action will be adopted, it will be important to apply the concept of specific zones for reconstruction, as set out by my compatriot, Minister Ibrahima Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes region, to whom I convey my fraternal regards. That concept respects the geopolitical realities of the Great Lakes region insofar as it integrates two forms of cooperation: local territorial cooperation in all sectors, with the possibility of the joint management of human resources; and a partnership-based cooperation, with a strong interlinkage between all segments of the population, including youth movements, women's groups, civil society and so on.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Hence my delegation hopes that the Great Lakes region will enjoy the support of donor countries, particularly those of the Group of Eight, whose most recent Summit, held at Gleneagles in July 2005, gives reason to hope to those African countries that are faced with a myriad of difficulties. The continued support of the international community for the normalization process in the region is critical. It should not lose sight of the strategic importance of the second Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes region, which, we hope, will take place this year.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The impressive momentum that led to that outcome must not be allowed to fade, because declarations of good intentions are not enough; action must be taken quickly to ensure that the commitments outlined in the Declaration in the priority areas of peace, solidarity, security, democracy and governance, economic development and regional integration, and humanitarian and social issues are translated into concrete achievements. That is not the task of the Governments and the peoples of the Great Lakes region alone; it must be the result of a joint, agreed initiative whose success will require a major contribution on the part of the development partners.”
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